Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on February 01, 2007 at 22:15:05

In Reply to: Rationalized, commodified, mechanical life is boring. posted by edta on February 1, 2007 at 13:12:28:

Unfortunately, I found no discernable meaning beyond either a) the pretensions of a filmmaker engrossed in his own work, or more likely, b) the cameraman's failure to hear Tarkovsky yelling "CUT!" and after rolling film for 10 minutes the fear of repercussions from Soviet bean-counters if the production wasted that film stock. :o)

My wife and I both fell asleep watching Tarkovsky's Solaris and I've tried to make it through it on more than one occasion with no success (even a pot of coffee didn't help!). BTW, my wife was even more bored by this film than I was (if that's possible), and for the purpose of reference, she isn't into video games or other trivial pursuits (she's a corporate executive and renowned novelist). I'm compelled to concur with her impressions based upon my own experiences with this film.

Victor likes to chide those who don't get into Solaris with as much ferver as he does while ridiculing LoTR and other beautifully made films. This is either a personal problem on his part or maybe his scabbard fits a little too snuggly these days and the constriction impacts his mood. ;^)

Cheers,
AuPh